Decoding Barrick Gold's Options Activity: What's the Big Picture?(BPT) - Consumers are facing increasing costs on virtually every purchase these days and auto insurance is no exception. While skyrocketing costs of this auto-related expense can be attributed to everything from parts replacement to service — even health costs as a result of accidents — consumers can better manage these increases with thoughtful study and attention to detail. Some of the common causes for higher insurance rates are Inflation, car accidents, extreme weather conditions such as hail, hurricanes and wind, along with increased vehicle theft claims. Mercury Insurance has partnered with financial literacy influencer Sam Jarman to highlight specific ways consumers can address these rising costs. "Your car is the second biggest expense for most people, right behind your home, and car insurance is a big part of that," said Jarman. "Checking rates and coverage with your Mercury Insurance agent makes sense along with choosing a car with low maintenance costs." According to Consumer Price Index data released earlier this year, car insurance rates are up almost 21% year-over-year for the 12 months which ended in February. The last time car insurance rates rose that much on an annual basis was 1976. Here are some auto insurance statistics recently released from Forbes : The national average cost for car insurance is $2,150 annually for full coverage. The cost of auto insurance increased by 63.8% between 2014 and 2023. The average car insurance cost for 16-year-old drivers with their own policy is $8,765. The average rate for 17-year-olds is $6,829. Car insurance is cheapest for 60-year-old drivers, averaging $1,915 annually. The vast majority of drivers have comprehensive and collision coverage . In addition to buying liability car insurance, 79% of insured drivers buy comprehensive coverage and 75% purchase collision coverage. A staggering one in seven drivers have no car insurance. "Our goal is to help our customers get the best rates possible because we know that every dollar counts." said Justin Yoshizawa, Director, Product Management, State. "We encourage consumers to build a close relationship with their agent and discuss what discounts they may be eligible to receive. The answer might be surprising." Mercury offers the following tips for lowering your insurance costs: Review your deductibles with your insurance agent – It is recommended that you review your coverage and deductible with your Mercury agent at least once a year. Their wisdom and experience can help you make wise decisions regarding your insurance. Explore car insurance discounts – In addition to bundling your home and auto insurance, Mercury offers discounts for multi-car, good drivers, good students and auto pay. Your agent may have additional discounts to offer. Let Your Insurer Track Your Driving – Most insurers offer discounts for customers who install telematics. This technology allows your insurance company to collect information regarding your mileage and driving habits. This can also provide valuable information regarding your driving as well as saving you money. Drive a safe car with low repair costs – According to Bankrate , some of the cheapest cars to insure are the Subaru Outback, Honda CR-V and Honda Pilot. Also, look for cars with lower repair costs such as the Toyota Corolla, Toyota Prius and Tesla Model 3. Doing some research before you purchase a vehicle can save you money over the length of ownership. Install an anti-theft device on your car – Drivers may receive an additional discount on your auto insurance if you install an anti-theft device on your car. Before you buy a car, compare insurance costs – You can get a fast and easy quote from your Mercury Insurance agent. To receive a quote, you can reach us at 844-514-2893. To learn more about common types of auto insurance discounts, visit https://www.mercuryinsurance.com/resources/auto/understanding-types-of-auto-insurance-discounts.html . For more information on your auto insurance, you can reference the Insurance Information Institute .A 9th telecoms firm has been hit by a massive Chinese espionage campaign, the White House says
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NATO and Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia’s attack with new hypersonic missileOn a recent Wednesday, ten students filed into a classroom at Northern New Mexico College, in the town of Española, to learn about the dangers of nuclear radiation. The students ranged in age from nineteen to forty-four. Most of them were in a program designed to train radiation-control technicians to work at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the birthplace of the atomic bomb, which is once again rapidly expanding to supply the nation with nuclear weapons. The Lede Reporting and commentary on what you need to know today. Los Alamos was built in secret during the Second World War—J. Robert Oppenheimer directed the lab there as part of the Manhattan Project. The town hovers high above the Española valley, on a handsome mesa called the Pajarito Plateau. Originally, the only way to access the enclave was through two gates. Today, it accepts visitors but remains a company town, housing many of the lab's scientists and high-level staffers. The community has a population of about thirteen thousand, and boasts one of the nation's densest concentrations of millionaires. In New Mexico, such wealth is rare. Española, which sits on the Rio Grande and is a twenty-five-minute drive away, has a median household income of fifty thousand dollars, a poverty rate approaching twenty per cent, and an entrenched fentanyl crisis. Northern's small campus, where cottonwood trees front adobe-colored buildings, is usually quiet, since many of its students commute or study online. The school offers both a trades program and what it calls the most affordable bachelor's degree in the Southwest. Many students are studying for a career in social work, to combat the ravages of drugs, or hoping to secure a job at the lab. An Air Force veteran named Scott Braley teaches all of the school's radiation-safety courses. He often wears a T-shirt that reads "Radiate Positivity." When I visited, Braley and his students were midway through an introductory safety course. The lecture focussed not on... Abe StreepOklahoma Commit, Five-Star OT Michael Fasusi Will Attend Texas vs. Texas A&M
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It’s a trifecta of tourism growth: more visitors, but also longer stays and a higher spend that reached a record $9.8 billion in 2023, boosting small businesses as well as major brands. “We don’t have a slow season in Puerto Rico anymore,” says Brad Dean, chief executive officer at Discover Puerto Rico. Even if they’re not booking, people are dreaming about “La Isla.” By tracking flight searches for trips between November 2024 and February 2025, a measure of “inspirational” demand, tourism intelligence company Mabrian Technologies reports Puerto Rico is up 9% compared with the same period last year and leads Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and the Bahamas in the Caribbean proper. Only Costa Rica ranked higher in the wider region. Dean attributes Puerto Rico’s ongoing tourism growth to a strategic effort to reposition the island’s brand as more than a sun-and-sea destination, starting back in 2018. That led to the Live Boricua campaign, which began in 2022 and leaned heavily on culture, history and cuisine and was, Dean says, “a pretty bold departure” in the way Puerto Rico was showcased to travelers. He adds that at least $2 billion in tourism spend is linked to this campaign. “We (also) haven’t shied away from actively embracing the LGBTQ+ community, and that has opened up Puerto Rico to audiences that may not have considered the Caribbean before,” Dean says. Hotels are preparing to meet this growing demand: A number of established boutique properties are undergoing upgrades valued between $4 million and more than $50 million, including Hotel El Convento; La Concha, which will join the Marriott Autograph Collection; Condado Vanderbilt Hotel; and the Wyndham Grand Rio Mar. That’s in addition to ultra-chic options that are coming online in 2025, including the adults-only Alma San Juan, with rooms overlooking Plaza Colón in the heart of Old San Juan, and the five-star Veranó boutique hotel in San Juan’s trendy Santurce neighborhood. The beachfront Ritz-Carlton San Juan in Isla Verde will also be reopening seven years after Hurricane Maria decimated the island. The travel industry’s success is helping boost employment on the island, to the tune of 101,000 leisure and hospitality jobs as of September 2024, a 26% increase over pre-pandemic levels, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Efforts to promote Puerto Rico’s provinces beyond the San Juan metro area — such as surfing hub Rincón on the west coast, historical Ponce on the south coast and Orocovis for nature and coffee haciendas in the central mountains —have spread the demand to small businesses previously ignored by the travel industry. Take Sheila Osorio, who leads workshops on Afro-Puerto Rican bomba music and dance at Taller Nzambi, in the town of Loíza, 15 miles east of San Juan; or Wanda Otero, founder of cheese-producing company Vaca Negra in Hatillo, an hour’s drive west of Old San Juan, where you can join a cheese-making workshop and indulge in artisanal cheese tastings. “The list of businesses involved in tourism has gone from 650 in 2018 to 6,100, many of which are artists and artisans,” Dean says. While New Yorkers and Miami residents have always been the largest visitor demographic, Dean says more mainland Americans now realize that going to Puerto Rico means passport-free travel to enjoy beaches, as well as opportunities to dine in Michelin-rated restaurants, hike the only rainforest in the U.S. and kayak in a bioluminescent bay. Visitors from Chicago and Dallas, for example, have increased by approximately 40% from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2024, compared with the same period in 2022-2023, and more travelers are expected from Denver now that United Airlines Holdings Inc. has kicked off its first nonstop service to San Juan, beginning on Oct. 29. Previously, beach destinations that were easy to reach on direct flights from Denver included Mexico, Belize and California, but now Puerto Rico joins that list with a 5.5-hour nonstop route that cuts more than two hours from the next-best option. Given United Airlines’ hub in San Francisco, it could mean more travelers from the Golden State in the near future, too. In December, U.S. airlines will have 3,000 more seats per day to the territory compared with the same period last year, for a total of 84,731 — surpassing even Mexico and the Dominican Republic in air capacity, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, the island’s primary gateway, is projecting a record volume of 13 million passengers by year’s end — far surpassing the 9.4 million it saw in 2019. As for Hinchcliffe’s “floating island of garbage” line, Dean says it was “a terribly insensitive attempt at humor” that transformed outrage into a marketing silver lining, with an outpouring of positive public sentiment and content on Puerto Rico all over social media. Success, as that old chestnut goes, may be the best revenge. “It was probably the most efficient influencer campaign we’ve ever had,” Dean says, “a groundswell of visitors who posted their photos and videos and said, ‘This is the Puerto Rico that I know.’” ©2024 Bloomberg L.P. Visit bloomberg.com. Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
Wall Street analysts rerated Salesforce, Inc CRM after it announced that a second generation of its Agentforce technology, capable of tackling questions in Salesforce’s Slack communications app, will be available in February 2025. The company also announced plans to hire 2,000 artificial intelligence-focused salespeople. Needham analyst Scott Berg maintained Salesforce with a Buy and a $375 price target. BofA Securities analyst Brad Sills reiterated a Buy on Salesforce with a price target of $440. Goldman Sachs analyst Kash Rangan maintained a Buy rating on Salesforce with a price target of $400. Truist analyst Terry Tillman reiterated a Buy rating on Salesforce with a price target of $400. Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives maintained Salesforce with an Outperform and a $425 price target. Also Read: McCormick Eyes $1 Billion Deal To Acquire Duke’s Mayonnaise Maker Needham: Berg virtually attended Salesforce’s Agentforce 2.0 release, coming away optimistic regarding updated Agentforce deal metrics (1000+ deals closed versus 200+ as of third-quarter) along with the expanded capabilities of the new platform. Compared to version 1.0, which focuses on Sales and Service-oriented support, 2.0 looks to help internal processes and enterprise information gathering by leveraging Slack as the central Agent “hub” to pull information together across enterprise platforms. Agentforce 2.0 highlights the Halo effect with Mulesoft and Data Cloud even more than Gen 1. Enhancements to the Atlas Reasoning Engine will further expand usage into more complex use cases. With an estimated TAM expansion of over $740 billion through AI spending, Agentforce seems poised to drive incremental top-line growth, which Berg noted as more tilted toward fiscal 2027. Berg projected fourth-quarter revenue of $10.04 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.60. BofA Securities: Sills attended Salesforce’s Agentforce 2.0 launch virtually on Tuesday. The analyst is encouraged by the platform’s progress, which is now embedded into sales, marketing, Slack, and others. Also, the company is expanding the scope of Agentforce to integrate data for workflow across key third-party applications. Finally, Agentforce 2.0 bolsters the AI platform with enhanced reasoning via the Atlas engine. Sills remains bullish on the agent opportunity for Salesforce in fiscal 2026 and the longer term. The analyst estimates Agentforce could provide incremental 1%-2% points of revenue growth in fiscal 2026 and 2027 each. The stock remains his top pick. Goldman Sachs: Rangan rerated on the back of Salesforce’s Agentforce 2.0 event, which continues to amplify the company’s technical leadership. The analyst returned incrementally positive on Salesforce’s execution of its Gen-AI product roadmap with the development of enhanced capabilities within months of Agentforce’s release in September and delivery of quick-to-value productivity benefits. With Agentforce 2.0 seamlessly connecting workflows with a knowledge graph across the entire product suite, Rangan noted Salesforce further solidifying its value proposition beyond a traditional tool. With over 1,000 Agentforce deals closed and thousands more in the pipeline, Rangan highlighted early proof points supporting Salesforce’s product-market fit and long-term growth durability. These deals indicate that Salesforce is well-positioned to capture a share in the growing digital labor market as the proliferation of Gen-AI augments human capacity. While this might take time to drive meaningful revenue contribution, Rangan noted near-term tailwinds stemming from macro improvement, IT budget unlock as AI spending moves into the application layer, Data Cloud’s added contribution as it approaches ~$1 billion, and cyclical improvements in Marketing and Commerce Cloud. Truist: Tillman virtually attended Salesforce’s Agentforce 2.0 unveiling event. Along with several product roadmap updates, the company has disclosed closing 1,000 paid Agentforce deals. Recall that Salesforce signed 200 Agentforce deals in the third quarter of 2025, which Tillman noted was approximately quadruple the company’s initial expectations. Other highlights included notable internal efficiency stats with Agentforce, currently available Agent skills updates, and a fulsome roadmap, including several critical upcoming updates to Salesforce’s Atlas Reasoning Engine. Tillman noted that the company maintains an improved pace of innovation with Agentforce capabilities and anticipates major releases through the calendar of 2025, including Agentforce 3.0 in May. Tillman noted that the premium on revenue versus peers is well justified given that the company offers an attractive balance of growth at scale and expanding profitability and cash flow, all with multiple capital allocation avenues setting the stage for consistent long-term shareholder returns. Also, the potential for growth acceleration while continuing to expand margins bodes well for potential upside and higher valuation implications Wedbush: The company’s agents are built to handle routine use cases so humans can focus on handling difficult situations with significantly higher resolution on sales and services issues, with ~5k conversations being passed to humans out of ~32k conversations per week. With the AI Revolution entering the software phase heading into 2025, Salesforce is well positioned to capture its fair share of market expansion as the AI monetization phase will catalyze Salesforce’s development over the next 12 to 18 months with a $7 trillion digital labor market opportunity on the horizon for Salesforce. Ives noted Salesforce is a clear second derivative beneficiary of the AI Revolution that could add ~$80 per share to the Salesforce story as this monetization story takes shape over the next 12 to 18 months with CEO Marc Benioff leading the charge and this new era of AI growth. Ives projected fourth-quarter revenue of $10.01 billion and adjusted EPS of $2.60. Price Action: CRM stock traded higher by 0.23% to $351.77 at the last check on Wednesday. Also Read: Walmart Teams Up With China’s Meituan to Boost E-Commerce Image via Shutterstock. © 2024 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. 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No. 22 Iowa State still has a chance to play for a Big 12 title as Cyclones prepare to face UtahThe last time the Denver Broncos made the playoffs was the end of the 2015 season. That was Peyton Manning’s last season, and the last time the Broncos had a viable quarterback. Bo Nix is helping end both of those droughts. Nix wasn’t perfect on Monday night but he was pretty good. For a national audience who might not have seen much of Nix this season, it might have been a revelation. The selection of Nix at 12th overall in the draft was criticized by some, but the Broncos have to feel great about it. Nix led a go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter after a feisty Cleveland Browns team took a fourth-quarter lead, and the Broncos improved to 8-5 with a after the defense finally got a stop in the final two minutes after giving up more than 500 yards. Ja'Quan McMillian picked off Jameis Winston on a leaping interception, got up and returned it 46 yards for a game-sealing score. Winston had 497 passing yards, 235 of which went to former Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy (the most receiving yards in NFL history for a player against his former team, via ESPN), but his two pick-6s were the difference in the game. MCMILLIAN PICK-SIX TO POSSIBLY ICE IT. 📺: on ESPN 📱: Stream on — NFL (@NFL) Nix threw a couple interceptions, but also had 294 yards and a touchdown. And his team got a big win. The Broncos haven’t clinched a playoff spot, but it might be coming soon. Even bigger than that, the future looks bright because Denver has finally figured out its quarterback problem. Browns vs. Broncos wasn’t the type of Monday night matchup that was going to have everyone buzzing all afternoon, but it turned out to be an entertaining game. The Browns (3-9) haven’t been able to get much going in the running game lately, so they just had Winston air it out. He was well over 300 yards during the third quarter, with former Broncos receiver Jerry Jeudy passing 200 yards early in the fourth quarter. There was a sequence in which Marvin Mims Jr. got past the Browns secondary deep down the middle and Nix hit him with a great pass for a 93-yard touchdown. Then, on the next offensive play, Jeudy beat the Broncos' secondary for a 70-yard score. NIX. MIMS. 93 YARDS TO THE CRIB. 📺: on ESPN 📱: Stream on — NFL (@NFL) Winston made big plays, but he’s always a threat to give some back. He did so in the second quarter, telegraphing a short pass that Broncos outside linebacker Nik Bonitto stepped in front of for an interception and returned it 71 yards for a touchdown. The Broncos were scoring pretty easily, but the Browns wouldn’t go away easily, even if their playoff hopes realistically ended a few weeks ago. Nix made a mistake early in the fourth quarter. He threw deep but Mims was well covered and Browns cornerback Denzel Ward made a nice catch downfield for an interception. The Broncos led 31-25 but the door was open for the Browns to take back the lead. Jeudy made a couple more big plays, including a 17-yard catch on third-and-10. With 8:57 left, Winston hit Nick Chubb for a touchdown and the Browns led 32-31. Winston went over 400 yards on that drive, and it was his fourth touchdown pass. For the past eight seasons, the Broncos wouldn’t have had much chance at rallying after losing the lead. They rarely had a quarterback capable of leading a game-winning drive. Nix didn’t look nervous at all. He hit a couple of big third-down passes to get the Broncos downfield, showing off his arm strength on each of them. With less than three minutes left, the Broncos faced a fourth-and-1 well within field goal range. Head coach Sean Payton looked like he was going for it, but then called timeout, changed his mind and Wil Lutz kicked a go-ahead field goal. The Broncos' defense had given up more than 500 yards at that point, but needed one stop to get a massive win. The possession started with a sack, but Winston rallied to hit Elijah Moore for a first down. The Broncos needed a big play, and McMillian got it. He got in front of a pass to Moore and ended up taking it in for a touchdown. Winston threw a third interception in the closing seconds of the game on a desperation drive. Despite all his passing yards, Winston's three interceptions were costly. That’s the story of his career. Jameis Winston set a career high and a new Browns record with 497 passing yards. Former Bronco Jerry Jeudy secured nine catches for 235 yards and a touchdown, setting a new NFL record for most receiving yards in a game against his former team. And it wasn't enough. Winston countered his big night with a pair of pick 6s that doomed the Browns in Denver in a 42-31 Broncos win. He capped the night with his third pick in the end zone, allowing the Broncos to take over in victory formation. It was the best of Jameis Winston and the worst of Jameis Winston all in one game. The win was aided by a 93-yard touchdown pass from Bo Nix, who overcame his own pair of interceptions to help lead Denver to victory. The Broncos improve to 8-5 and enter their bye week in firm control of their path to the playoffs. And there's Jameis Winston's third interception, a fitting cap to a wild Broncos win. Broncos get one more pick to ice it 😤 — NFL (@NFL) Jameis Winston has been brilliant tonight. Except for two throws. Winston just threw his second pick 6 of the night inside the two-minute warning. Ja'Quan McMillian jumped the route in the flat an intercepted the pass near midfield. He then took it to the house for a 46-yard interception return. Denver leads 41-32 inside the final 2 minutes, and the Browns need a miracle. PICK SIX!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 📺: ESPN — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) Jameis Winston took a sack on first down. But the Browns picked up 20 yards on two passes on second and third and have a first down at the Cleveland 42-yard line with 2 minutes remaining and a 34-32 deficit. A field goal would win it. Big sack to start the drive for Denver. 📺: on ESPN 📱: Stream on — NFL (@NFL) With a chip-shot field goal for the lead, Sean Payton sent out his offense on fourth-and-1. But he had second thoughts. The Broncos called timeout and sent kicker Wil Lutz back out for the 27-yard attempt. Lutz was good, and the Broncos have a 34-32 lead with 2:54 remaining. Can Jameis Winston and the Browns answer? The Browns are back on top. Cleveland marched 67 yards on eight plays after the Bo Nix interception to take a 32-31 lead on a five-yard touchdown pass from Jameis Winston to Nick Chubb. Jerry Jeudy caught two passes for 52 yards to set up the score. Winston's up to 446 yards with four touchdowns on the night. A strong Denver defense has had few answers for this passing attack. admin is freaking the f out rn! on ESPN and NFL+ — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) Jerry Jeudy's having a career night against his former team. A 35-yard catch on another big connection with Jameis Winston puts him at seven catches for 202 yards with a touchdown. Why isn't Patrick Surtain shadowing Jeudy? Denzel Ward forced the first Bo Nix interception of the night. He just hauled in Nix's second. Nix looked deep to Marvin Mims on the first play of a possession. Ward stayd with Mims stride-for-stride and came down the ball for an interception. Cleveland's back in business with a 28-25 deficit early in the fourth quarter. LOCK DOWN D on ESPN and NFL+ — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) The Broncos swarmed Jameis Winston for a sack on second down and a 14-yard loss. The Browns punt the ball back, and the Broncos have the ball and a 31-25 lead. The Browns just caught a big break. Right guard Wyatt Teller jumped early on a fourth-and-1 sneak by Jameis Winston, and the officials didn't catch it. Winston followed Teller and dove through the right side of the line for a first down. Jaleel McLaughlin ran five time for 43 yards to help get the Broncos into field-goal range. Denver opts for the kick instead of going for it on fourth-and-2. Wil Lutz is good from 36 yards to extend the Broncos lead to 31-25 late in the third quarter. Denver just went 3-and-out, and the Browns have the ball back with a 28-25 deficit midway through the third quarter. It took the Browns all of one play to answer Bo Nix's touchdown pass to Marvin Mims. And former Bronco Jerry Jeudy was on the receiving end of it. On the first play of the ensuing Browns possession, Jameis Winston looked deep to Jeudy on a go route down the middle. Jeudy broke free over the top of the Denver defense and hauled in the pass for a 70-yard touchdown catch to cut Denver's lead to 28-25. Jeudy's up to six catches for 167 yards and a touchdown. And we've got a shootout on our hands in Denver. JERRY JEUDY THE MAN YOU ARE on ESPN and NFL+ — Cleveland Browns (@Browns) Here's one for the rookie highlight reel. Facing third-and-11 against their own end zone, the Broncos looked primed for another punt. Bo Nix had other ideas. Nix found Marvin Mims streaking down the middle and hit him in stride over a pair of Browns defenders near midfield. 93 yards later, Mims was in the end zone for a 28-17 Broncos lead. What a throw from Nix, who's been one of the biggest surprises of the NFL season. 93 YARDS TO THE 🏡!!!!!!!!!! | 📺: ESPN — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) The Broncos forced the second Browns punt in two second-half possessions and have the ball back at their own 8-yard line after a punt. Denver leads, 21-17 early in the third quarter. The Broncos had second down and less than a yard to go and ended up punting. Jaleel McLaughlin lost a yard on second down, and Bo Nix's third-down pass to Devaughn Vele was broken up by Greg Newsome. Broncos punt, leading 21-17. Nix is 9 of 19 for 110 yards against a Browns defense that's not giving him easy looks. Cleveland's opening drive stopped short of the 50-yard line, and the Broncos have the ball inside their own 20 after a punt. The second half is underway. The Browns have the ball first after a touchback on the second-half kickoff. Denver's vaunted defense largely struggled against the Browns before halftime, but made up for it in part with a pick 6 of Jameis Winston. The Broncos offense, meanwhile, has scored two touchdowns behind Bo Nix, but failed to move the ball on its other four possessions. 9 of 18 for 110 yards, zero touchdowns, 1 interception 18 of 31 for 245 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception (pick 6) 5 carries for 20 yards Each with a 1-yard TD run 6 carries for 39 yards 6 carries for 11 yards 3 catches for 43 yards 5 catches for 97 yards 5 catches for 32 yards, 2 touchdowns 141 yards 298 yards 1 1 (pick 6) The Broncos knelt with 13 seconds remaining in the second quarter and enter halftime with a 21-17 lead. The Browns will have the ball first in the third quarter.
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STANFORD, Calif. — Andrew Luck is returning to Stanford in hopes of turning around a struggling football program that he once helped become a national power. Athletic director Bernard Muir announced Saturday that Luck has been hired as the general manager of the Stanford football team, tasked with overseeing all aspects of the program that just finished a 3-9 season under coach Troy Taylor. “I am a product of this university, of Nerd Nation; I love this place,” Luck said. “I believe deeply in Stanford’s unique approach to athletics and academics and the opportunity to help drive our program back to the top. Coach Taylor has the team pointed in the right direction, and I cannot wait to work with him, the staff, and the best, brightest, and toughest football players in the world.” Luck has kept a low profile since his surprise retirement from the NFL at age 29 when he announced in August 2019 that he was leaving the Indianapolis Colts and pro football. Cardinal alum Andrew Luck, left, watches a Feb. 2 game between Stanford and Southern California on Feb. 2 in Stanford, Calif. In his new role, Luck will work with Taylor on recruiting and roster management, and with athletic department and university leadership on fundraising, alumni relations, sponsorships, student-athlete support and stadium experience. “Andrew’s credentials as a student-athlete speak for themselves, and in addition to his legacy of excellence, he also brings a deep understanding of the college football landscape and community, and an unparalleled passion for Stanford football,” Muir said. “I could not think of a person better qualified to guide our football program through a continuously evolving landscape, and I am thrilled that Andrew has agreed to join our team. This change represents a very different way of operating our program and competing in an evolving college football landscape.” Luck was one of the players who helped elevate Stanford into a West Coast powerhouse for several years. He helped end a seven-year bowl drought in his first season as starting quarterback in 2009 under coach Jim Harbaugh and led the Cardinal to back-to-back BCS bowl berths his final two seasons, when he was the Heisman Trophy runner-up both seasons. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck throws a pass during the first quarter of a Nov. 27, 2010 game against Oregon State in Stanford, Calif. That was part of a seven-year stretch in which Stanford posted the fourth-best record in the nation at 76-18 and qualified for five BCS bowl berths under Harbaugh and David Shaw. But the Cardinal have struggled for success in recent years and haven't won more than four games in a season since 2018. Stanford just finished its fourth straight 3-9 campaign in Taylor's second season since replacing Shaw. The Cardinal are the only power conference team to lose at least nine games in each of the past four seasons. Luck graduated from Stanford with a bachelor’s degree in architectural design and returned after retiring from the NFL to get his master’s degree in education in 2023. He was picked No. 1 overall by Indianapolis in the 2012 draft and made four Pro Bowls and was AP Comeback Player of the Year in 2018 in his brief but successful NFL career. Before the 2023 National Football League season started, it seemed inevitable that Bill Belichick would end his career as the winningest head coach in league history. He had won six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots and 298 regular-season games, plus 31 playoff games, across his career. Then the 2023 season happened. Belichick's Patriots finished 4-13, the franchise's worst record since 1992. At the end of the year, Belichick and New England owner Robert Kraft agreed to part ways. And now, during the 2024 season, Belichick is on the sideline. He's 26 wins from the #1 spot, a mark he'd reach in little more than two seasons if he maintained his .647 career winning percentage. Will he ascend the summit? It's hard to tell. Belichick would be 73 if he graced the sidelines next season—meaning he'd need to coach until at least 75 to break the all-time mark. Only one other NFL coach has ever helmed a team at age 73: Romeo Crennel in 2020 for the Houston Texans. With Belichick's pursuit of history stalled, it's worth glancing at the legends who have reached the pinnacle of coaching success. Who else stands among the 10 winningest coaches in NFL history? Stacker ranked the coaches with the most all-time regular-season wins using data from Pro Football Reference . These coaches have combined for 36 league championships, which represents 31.6% of all championships won throughout the history of pro football. To learn who made the list, keep reading. You may also like: Ranking the biggest NFL Draft busts of the last 30 years - Seasons coached: 23 - Years active: 1981-2003 - Record: 190-165-2 - Winning percentage: .535 - Championships: 0 Dan Reeves reached the Super Bowl four times—thrice with the Denver Broncos and once with the Atlanta Falcons—but never won the NFL's crown jewel. Still, he racked up nearly 200 wins across his 23-year career, including a stint in charge of the New York Giants, with whom he won Coach of the Year in 1993. In all his tenures, he quickly built contenders—the three clubs he coached were a combined 17-31 the year before Reeves joined and 28-20 in his first year. However, his career ended on a sour note as he was fired from a 3-10 Falcons team after Week 14 in 2003. - Seasons coached: 23 - Years active: 1969-91 - Record: 193-148-1 - Winning percentage: .566 - Championships: 4 Chuck Noll's Pittsburgh Steelers were synonymous with success in the 1970s. Behind his defense, known as the Steel Curtain, and offensive stars, including Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, and Lynn Swann, Noll led the squad to four Super Bowl victories from 1974 to 1979. Noll's Steelers remain the lone team to win four Super Bowls in six years, though Andy Reid and Kansas City could equal that mark if they win the Lombardi Trophy this season. Noll was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993, two years after retiring. His legacy of coaching success has carried on in Pittsburgh—the club has had only two coaches (Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin) since Noll retired. - Seasons coached: 21 - Years active: 1984-98, 2001-06 - Record: 200-126-1 - Winning percentage: .613 - Championships: 0 As head coach of Cleveland, Kansas City, Washington, and San Diego, Marty Schottenheimer proved a successful leader during the regular season. Notably, he was named Coach of the Year after turning around his 4-12 Chargers team to a 12-4 record in 2004. His teams, however, struggled during the playoffs. Schottheimer went 5-13 in the postseason, and he never made it past the conference championship round. As such, the Pennsylvania-born skipper is the winningest NFL coach never to win a league championship. - Seasons coached: 25 - Years active: 1946-62, '68-75 - Record: 213-104-9 - Winning percentage: .672 - Championships: 7 The only coach on this list to pilot a college team, Paul Brown, reached the pro ranks after a three-year stint at Ohio State and two years with the Navy during World War II. He guided the Cleveland Browns—named after Brown, their first coach—to four straight titles in the fledgling All-America Football Conference. After the league folded, the ballclub moved to the NFL in 1950, and Cleveland continued its winning ways, with Brown leading the team to championships in '50, '54, and '55. He was fired in 1963 but returned in 1968 as the co-founder and coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. His other notable accomplishments include helping to invent the face mask and breaking pro football's color barrier . - Seasons coached: 33 - Years active: 1921-53 - Record: 226-132-22 - Winning percentage: .631 - Championships: 6 An early stalwart of the NFL, Curly Lambeau spent 29 years helming the Green Bay Packers before wrapping up his coaching career with two-year stints with the Chicago Cardinals and Washington. His Packers won titles across three decades, including the league's first three-peat from 1929-31. Notably, he experienced only one losing season during his first 27 years with Green Bay, cementing his legacy of consistent success. Born in Green Bay, Lambeau co-founded the Packers and played halfback on the team from 1919-29. He was elected to the Hall of Fame as a coach and owner in 1963, two years before his death. You may also like: Countries with the most active NFL players - Seasons coached: 29 - Years active: 1960-88 - Record: 250-162-6 - Winning percentage: .607 - Championships: 2 The first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, Tom Landry held the position for his entire 29-year tenure as an NFL coach. The Cowboys were especially dominant in the 1970s when they made five Super Bowls and won the big game twice. Landry was known for coaching strong all-around squads and a unit that earned the nickname the "Doomsday Defense." Between 1966 and 1985, Landry and his Cowboys enjoyed 20 straight seasons with a winning record. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1990. - Seasons coached: 26 - Years active: 1999-present - Record: 267-145-1 - Winning percentage: .648 - Championships: 3 The only active coach in the top 10, Andy Reid has posted successful runs with both the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City. After reaching the Super Bowl once in 14 years with the Eagles, Reid ratcheted things up with K.C., winning three titles since 2019. As back-to-back defending champions, Reid and Co. are looking this season to become the first franchise to three-peat in the Super Bowl era and the third to do so in NFL history after the Packers of 1929-31 and '65-67. Time will tell if Reid and his offensive wizardry can lead Kansas City to that feat. - Seasons coached: 29 - Years active: 1991-95, 2000-23 - Record: 302-165 - Winning percentage: .647 - Championships: 6 The most successful head coach of the 21st century, Bill Belichick first coached the Cleveland Browns before taking over the New England Patriots in 2000. With the Pats, Belichick combined with quarterback Tom Brady to win six Super Bowls in 18 years. Belichick and New England split after last season when the Patriots went 4-13—the worst record of Belichick's career. His name has swirled around potential coaching openings , but nothing has come of it. Belichick has remained in the media spotlight with his regular slot on the "Monday Night Football" ManningCast. - Seasons coached: 40 - Years active: 1920-29, '33-42, '46-55, '58-67 - Record: 318-148-31 - Winning percentage: .682 - Championships: 6 George Halas was the founder and longtime owner of the Chicago Bears and coached the team across four separate stints. Nicknamed "Papa Bear," he built the ballclub into one of the NFL's premier franchises behind players such as Bronko Nagurski and Sid Luckman. Halas also played for the team, competing as a player-coach in the 1920s. The first coach to study opponents via game film, he was once a baseball player and even made 12 appearances as a member of the New York Yankees in 1919. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1963 as both a coach and owner. - Seasons coached: 33 - Years active: 1963-95 - Record: 328-156-6 - Winning percentage: .677 - Championships: 2 The winningest head coach in NFL history is Don Shula, who first coached the Baltimore Colts (losing Super Bowl III to Joe Namath and the New York Jets) for seven years before leading the Miami Dolphins for 26 seasons. With the Fins, Shula won back-to-back Super Bowls in 1972 and 1973, a run that included a 17-0 season—the only perfect campaign in NFL history. He also coached quarterback great Dan Marino in the 1980s and '90s, but the pair made it to a Super Bowl just once. Shula was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997. Story editing by Mike Taylor. Copy editing by Robert Wickwire. Photo selection by Lacy Kerrick. You may also like: The 5 biggest upsets of the 2023-24 NFL regular season Be the first to know Get local news delivered to your inbox!Getting smart about car insurance can provide cost savings and peace of mindThe EFL have begun the initial approval process over a potential new investor for , the club's owner and chairman Simon Hallett has revealed. Hallett told a Plymouth Argyle Cornish Supporters' Association fans' forum in St Dennis last night that he was 'on the verge of being able to come public with something'. The United States-based businessman has been searching for someone to put additional funds into the Championship club since the summer of 2023. The process has not been an easy one, but Hallett seems optimistic the hunt could be drawing to a conclusion and he declared it would take the club's playing budget from the bottom two or three in the Championship to just below halfway. Hallett told the fans' forum at the St Dennis Working Men's Club: "Our ambitions are essentially to compete in the top half of the Championship and at the moment we are competing in the bottom half of the Championship. "We have been very open about this, that we are looking for new investment, which we think will help us both continue to develop the infrastructure and continue to grow the revenue base, in order to invest or spend more on the first team squad, so that's part of the strategy. "But I have always been clear since I first became chairman of Argyle that I thought my resources could get us to the Championship and if we wanted to push on beyond that we would need someone with different resources. "We have been disappointed in how long it has taken to find a new investor. I have been thinking this for about eight months, but I think we are on the verge of being able to come public with something. "We have actually got the EFL already beginning the initial approval process. The progress has been slow and every time I think we are close, you get a little bit closer but you don't quite get there. "I'm still hopeful we are going to be able to land a new investor who is going to be able to help us push on, but this year we are competing in the bottom half of the Championship because we have failed to get the resources that we had hoped." Hallett continued: "My view is that the club should be self sustaining and, again, we have been absolutely clear about this. Even under my predecessor, James (Brent) always said this club has to be self sustaining. "There are several models of running a football club, particularly in the Championship where the average club, I think, loses £25 million a year. So the average club is losing money that is financed effectively by their shareholders, either in the form of equity or in the form of debt until the sugar daddy decides they don't want to do it anymore,. "We have rejected that model and, again, we have been absolutely clear our goal is sustainability so that if I get hit by a bus or the source of finance dries up for any reason the club will be safe. "We do need new investors. If we can't find them then we will turn to the shareholders again. There will be money made available in the (January) transfer window and the only source of money is the shareholders." A new investor would play a very important part in Argyle being able to increase the current capacity of Home Park, where they have been sold-out crowds of 16,000-plus pretty much every game since the start of last season. Hallett said: "We think that by spending quite a lot of money we can increase capacity to about 22,000. When we get more clarity about safe standing, when we get more clarity about likely attendances, part of our investment opportunity is not just to spend money on the first team, it's to continue to build the infrastructure in a way that generates not just higher quality facilities for the first team but also generates revenue. "Clearly, we are losing a competitive edge by having a stadium in the Championship that only seats 17,000. It's very much at the lower end of Championship capacities." Hallett added: "We have got the initial stages of developing a masterplan for what we can do around Home Park. They will generate revenues but we are still waiting on the new investors. "The people we are talking to now are very excited by this kind of opportunity but it will include filling in the corners, it will include safe standing when we can and so on. Everything has been on hold, and we are obviously not happy about that, but I'm afraid that's the way it has been over the last 15-16 months." Asked whether the potential investor was a consortium or an individual, Hallett replied: "As soon as we are able to tell anything we will. I hate having secrets and I'm not very good at keeping them! I'm hoping we will be able to tell you everything, I'm not going to put a date on it but as soon as possible." and we want you to join us. Once you sign up for our updates, we'll send all the latest straight to your phone. To join our community, you need to already have WhatsApp. All you need to do is click this link and select 'Join Community'. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the PlymouthLive team. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. 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